C'mon Already

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Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14

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Through David, God tells me to wait for Him, and He writes it twice. He also tells me to be strong and take heart. Strength and encouragement ("take heart") are related to the waiting.

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There's an expectation here that God will show up. He won't bail on me as I wait on Him. David is writing in this Psalm about being in a tough spot. He keeps coming back to the fact that he needs to wait, and God will show up to rescue him, or defend him, or whatever. But there's a strange break in the Psalm at verse four. David writes that all he really wants is God: to be in His presence and see His beauty. After confessing God's faithfulness and inviting His rescue in times of trouble, do I land in the place where I say, "all I really want is You"? It's tough to admit, but sometimes I want God for the benefits He offers, when the greatest gift He gives is Himself. I need to spend less time worrying about being "rescued", and more time just being with God. That's worth waiting for.

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Dear Lord, will you please satisfy me with Yourself, so that I can say, "One thing I ask..." and leave it at that?